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C.A. Golla

The deer were up and feeding as we entered the park at 11:00 AM Saturday. It's always a good sign that the fish are also feeding when the deer & cattle are up and feeding.

We found good water conditions all the way dwon to the 30s where it got muddy. Weed was off and on to the high banks and really bad from the 25m to the 40s. Using mostly fly-rods we picked up a few trout & skip-jacks through the high banks.

Sunday morning greeted us with a high tide and more excellent water conditions in the deep 50s. cathy got off to a good start when she found another indian Arrowhead in the surf zone about 100 yards from camp. Note: we left it where we found it as park law dictates.

Around mid-day we started catching a few Spanish Macs in the wade gut. Birds were marking the more productive locations and we were finding small concentrations of anchovies under the birds.

And then it happens. I was the first one out at this particular location with my 10wt in hand when all of a sudden a large Jack-Crevale comes plowing through the anchovies "10 feet out". I yelled at Chris as he was heading off to another bait ball, "Jacks, Jacks". Chris makes a mad dash back to the truck where he changes out his 8wt for his 12wt and returns to the action. One well placed cast puts his mylar minnow right over the bait ball and he sees two large macs race in on his fly. The bigger one nails it and the fight is on. Shortly there after he lands the big mac and we suspect it may be a record catch at 6.6 pounds. A little further down the beach we came across Capt. Billy and he confirms the state fly-rod record Spanish Mackerel at 5.4 pounds.

Chris has just submitted the paper work to TP&W for the new "Pending" State fly-rod record Spanish Mackerel at 6.6 pound, 31-7/8 inches long W/ 13 inch girth.

Cathy was also lucky enough to find two sections of fossilized mammoth teeth in some of the shell deposits in the deep 40s

On the way out we came across two coyotoes that were feeding on the remains of a large hammerhead carcass. All in all it was another great adventure down the National Seashore.
Charlie

Old salt · Horse Mullet Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 147

Incredible Golla family report Charlie! Congratulations on the record.

RodBreaker · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject:

Chris, congratulations!

IslandMike · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject:

Awesome - congrats and thanks for the great report.
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larry meinert · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject:

Wonderful report. That’s a big smack you got there. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. I remember reading in the pamphlet they give you when you enter the park that you can keep stuff you find on the beach up to a 5 gal bucket full as long as it isn’t intended for resale.

jwhpopeye · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject:

Great report guys, ive been waiting for it. I was in Whataburger when you guys came in on Saturday and saw you were all loaded up.

Lost Cajun · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject:

Wow, that's quite a trip. Congratulations on the record.

The Trash Heap · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject:

Wonderful new record.

That appears to be an Archaic Period dart point of the type known as a Tortuga.
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rabbit · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject:

Nice report and pics. Thats a nice mackerl and a record to boot. Very Happy

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MJW · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:40 am Post subject:

Beautiful fish plus a record!!!couldnt be better
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Bigdaddy1 · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:34 am Post subject: Great Job Gollas!

My hats off to the Golla family for always making the best of every trip down the beach! Congrats Chris on the pending record! Way to go!
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Power Fisherman · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:46 am Post subject:

Wow

I wish all spanish were like that. Very nice work!

Good to see a family having so much fun....Gollas are like apple pie!

Deaver
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Seabass · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:34 am Post subject:

Dang Charlie.. .now that's what I call and EPIC report! Congrats Chris on yer pending state record ! Awesome finds regarding the teeth and arrowheads. I'm still waiting to find my first arrowhead.

Seabass

OutCast · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

Great report and pics...Congrats on that mammouth Smack, shatters the old record...

Larry, unless I'm mistaken archeological finds cannot be removed however I believe the 5 gal. bucket annotation refers to seashells.

Flyfisher · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:04 am Post subject:

Those are some fat Smacks. I haven't had the pleasure of catching one on the fly yet. Thanks for the report.

Ray